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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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