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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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