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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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