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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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