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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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