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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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