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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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