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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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