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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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