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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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