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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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