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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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