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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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