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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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