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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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