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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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