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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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