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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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