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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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