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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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