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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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