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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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