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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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