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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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