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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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