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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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