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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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