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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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