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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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