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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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