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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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