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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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