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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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