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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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