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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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