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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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