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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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