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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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