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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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