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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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