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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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