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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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