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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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