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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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