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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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