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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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