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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key 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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