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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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