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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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