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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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