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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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