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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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