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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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