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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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