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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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