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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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