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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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