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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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