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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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