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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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