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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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