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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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