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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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