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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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