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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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