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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses 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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