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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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