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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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