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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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