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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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