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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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