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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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