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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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