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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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