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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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