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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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