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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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