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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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