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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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