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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key 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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