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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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