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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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