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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education