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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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