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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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