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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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