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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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