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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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