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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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