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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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