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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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