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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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