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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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