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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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