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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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