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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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