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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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