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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes 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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