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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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