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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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