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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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