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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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