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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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