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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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