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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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