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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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