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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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