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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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