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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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