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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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