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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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