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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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