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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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