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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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