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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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