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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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