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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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