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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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