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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the 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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