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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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