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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies 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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