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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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