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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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