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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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