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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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