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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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