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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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