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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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