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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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