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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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