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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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