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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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