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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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