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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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