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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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