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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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