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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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