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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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