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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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