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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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