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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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