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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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