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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key 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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