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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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