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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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