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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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