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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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