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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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