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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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