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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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