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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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