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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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