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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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