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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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