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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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