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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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