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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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