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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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