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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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