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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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