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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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