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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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