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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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