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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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