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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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