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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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