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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important 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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