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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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