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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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