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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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