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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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