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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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