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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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