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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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