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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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