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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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