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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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