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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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