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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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