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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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