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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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