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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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