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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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