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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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