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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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