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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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