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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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