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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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