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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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