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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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