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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the 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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