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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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