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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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