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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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