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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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