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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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