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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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