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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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