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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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