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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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