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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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