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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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