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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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