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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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