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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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