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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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