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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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