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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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