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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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