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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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