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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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