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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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