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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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