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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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