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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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