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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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