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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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