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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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