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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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