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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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