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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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