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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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