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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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