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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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