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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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