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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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