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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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