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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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