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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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