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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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