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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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