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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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