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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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