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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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