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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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