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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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