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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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