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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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