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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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