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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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