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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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