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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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