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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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