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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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