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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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