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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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