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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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