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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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