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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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