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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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