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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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