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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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