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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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