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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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