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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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