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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about 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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