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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the 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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