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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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