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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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