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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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