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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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