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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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