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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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