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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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