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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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