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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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