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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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