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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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