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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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