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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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