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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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