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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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