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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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