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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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