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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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