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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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