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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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