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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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