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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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