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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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