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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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