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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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