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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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