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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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