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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses 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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