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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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