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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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