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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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