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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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