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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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