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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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