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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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