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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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