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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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