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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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