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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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