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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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