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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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