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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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