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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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