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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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