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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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