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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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