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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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