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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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