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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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