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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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