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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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