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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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