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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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