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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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