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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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