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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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