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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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