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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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