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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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