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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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