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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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