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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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