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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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