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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important 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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