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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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