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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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