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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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