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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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