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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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