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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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