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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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