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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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