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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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