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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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