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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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