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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education