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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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