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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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