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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. 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 online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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