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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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