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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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