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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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