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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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