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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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