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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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