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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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