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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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