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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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