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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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