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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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