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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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