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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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