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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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