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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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