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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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