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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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