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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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