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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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