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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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