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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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