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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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