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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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