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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important 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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