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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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