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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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