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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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