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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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