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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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