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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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