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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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