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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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