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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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