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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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