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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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