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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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