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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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