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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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