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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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