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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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