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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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