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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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