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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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