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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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