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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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