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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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