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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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