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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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