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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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