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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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