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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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