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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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