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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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