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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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