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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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