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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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