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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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