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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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