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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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