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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources