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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with 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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