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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 many topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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