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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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