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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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