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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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