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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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