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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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