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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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