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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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