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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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