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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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