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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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