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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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