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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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