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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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