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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major 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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