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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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