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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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