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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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