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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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