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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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