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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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