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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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