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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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