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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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