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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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