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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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