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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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