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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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