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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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