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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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