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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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