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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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