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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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