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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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