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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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