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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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