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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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