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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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