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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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