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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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