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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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