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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about 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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