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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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