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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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