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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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