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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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