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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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