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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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