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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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