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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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