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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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