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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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