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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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