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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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