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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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