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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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