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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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