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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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