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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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