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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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