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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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