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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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