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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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