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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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