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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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