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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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