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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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