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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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