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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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