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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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