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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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