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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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