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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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