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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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