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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key 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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