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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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