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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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