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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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