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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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