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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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