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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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