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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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