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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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