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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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