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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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