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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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