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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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