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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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