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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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