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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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