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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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