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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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