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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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