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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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