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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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