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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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