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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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