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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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