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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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