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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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