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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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