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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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