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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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