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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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