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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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