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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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