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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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