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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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