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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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