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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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