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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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