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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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