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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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