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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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