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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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